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USB Flash Driver| geek_kjmb | October 9, 2008, 2:58 pm | #1 | | USB Flash Driver Are these good for storing photos or should I use a disk? Also, what size driver should I be thinking about, is there a place were I can find out how many photo's a driver will hold. |
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| | geek_smoth_007 | October 9, 2008, 3:02 pm | #2 | | Depends of the resolution of the photos. I recommend SanDisk or IronKey if your carrying sensitive information. | | geek_smoth_007 | October 9, 2008, 3:04 pm | #3 | | In terms of size, depends how much you want to spend. I recommend 8 GB. | | geek_executor1 | October 9, 2008, 3:04 pm | #4 | | Dont remember the exact figure, but if your photos are an average of say 1mb, then a 1gb flash drive will hold about 950 odd photos.
Otherwise, follow smoth's suggestion, and get a Sandisk of Iron key flash drive if you intend to carry around personal or sensitive data. | | geek_pcfix4u | October 9, 2008, 3:34 pm | #5 | | Always backup to DVD You cant trust a flash drive or a hard drive. | | geek_got2bin2win | October 9, 2008, 3:36 pm | #6 | | I see corsair have a 8gb one for $58.00 5yr RTB warranty & manufacturers 10yr ltd lifetime warranty, model CMFUSBMINI-8GB http://www.corsairmemory.com/ being rubberized with retractable tip rather than cap makes them also very durable & small. | | geek_got2bin2win | October 9, 2008, 3:38 pm | #7 | | And you can't really Trust a DVD disc in the end either but still a cheap option & worth having triplicate of everything if its very important to you. | | geek_smoth_007 | October 9, 2008, 3:55 pm | #8 | | I actually trust more a flash drive than a DVD | | geek_comfreak91 | October 9, 2008, 4:01 pm | #9 | | Really depends on your photos sizes if you are using a phone for example, photos will be around 300kb (0.3 mb), if its digital camera could be usually between 1500 kb - 2500 (1.5mb-2.5mb). | | geek_executor1 | October 9, 2008, 4:09 pm | #10 | | How this for a flash drive http://tinyurl.com/3g867t
I think its reasonably secure, if a bit out of most price ranges. | | geek_0800xford | October 9, 2008, 4:31 pm | #11 | | heh, [http://www.noveltyflashdrives.com/] | | geek_executor1 | October 9, 2008, 4:36 pm | #12 | | http://tinyurl.com/4hztna,
http://tinyurl.com/3oyzad,
http://tinyurl.com/3jzroa,
http://tinyurl.com/4jkcc2,
http://tinyurl.com/4u7gue | | geek_nzmu | October 9, 2008, 5:33 pm | #13 | | I'm with I use dvd and usually more than one copy. Make sure you get your favourites printed and stored correctl so that you will always have a hard copy. | | geek_executor1 | October 9, 2008, 6:50 pm | #14 | | Remembering what i was told at work, always make a backup of a backup of the original backup, and in different ways every time.
Sounds rediculious, but i remember when having multiple backups saved my skin in the event of data corruption.
Easiest way in this case would be make a backup on the harddrive, then burn a copy to a cd/dvd, and to a portable hdd or web storage service. | | geek_dunedin_ree | October 9, 2008, 6:54 pm | #15 | | Don't use flash as the ONLY copy of anything, ever Agree with what executor1 said. Never, ever, ever rely on flash to "store" something. Think of it as a transport device. And always keep two copies of everything - personally I have them on my laptop and on a backup HDD, but archiving to DVD is a better idea. Flash drives are the new floppy. | | geek_executor1 | October 9, 2008, 6:56 pm | #16 | | Just be sure not to store the dvds in a hot/sunny area. They will slowly dry up, which will break the data layer. | | geek_pcmaster | October 9, 2008, 7:26 pm | #17 | | Usb flash drives are definitely the new floppy disks, so treat them as such. only drawbacks to them i've found aside from the ones already mentioned here is not all usb2.0 drives are usb1.1 compatible, and you can also lose them relatively easily. | | geek_gibler | October 9, 2008, 11:02 pm | #18 | | Man I'll already seen flash drive disasters two totally dead ones on my desk. Lost ones. Filesystem has completely got stuffed ones.and of course the *only* copy of the so called important data was on the flash drive. | | geek_dunedin_ree | October 9, 2008, 11:09 pm | #19 | | Yup I've seen people cry. Literally. Only copy of an assignment - gone. | | geek_pcmaster | October 9, 2008, 11:20 pm | #20 | | Seen a few brand new ones fail before, I still think the best method of backup is paper copies where possible though. some cds I burnt backups of installers onto about 3 years ago are starting to wear out now. the key I guess is have copies of things on more than one type of medium, so if one fails you're covered. the time taken to do it is like insurance. | | geek_executor1 | October 10, 2008, 10:00 am | #21 | | I've had a couple of flash drives, where they have been plugged in and stopped.
Get there to have a look at the faulty computer, and hear oh yeah. i saw an orange flash and smelled something funny. When they find that the drive is quite literally fried, then the waterworks start. | | geek_tigra | October 11, 2008, 10:08 am | #22 | | Yep! Agree with Make printed copies too at least eyes wont become obsolete...hopefully. | | geek_kjmb | October 11, 2008, 4:48 pm | #23 | | Thanks everyone for the advice. Off to get backups for everything... | | geek_pcmaster | October 11, 2008, 4:53 pm | #24 | | The "paperless office" they dreamed of 30+ yrs ago at the advent of PCs will probably never actually happen in reality. LOL. I don't know anyone who doesn't have paper floating around somewhere. | | Leave your comment: | |
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